In the well-known Eisenhower's Farewell Address to the Nation, Ike, the Ex-President, alerted the American population to the existence of a Military Industrial Complex and its worrisome consequences. He explained that at first the American arms industry had been developed to protect Americans from an existing enemy, but that same industry had developed so many economic interests that from then on it would seek to create new enemies to continue feeding itself.

For some time now, the conflict of Catalonia cannot be explained by rationality or by the existence of a real enemy. But this lack of rationality does explain the pre-existing economic interests which force its Separatist actors to keep going no matter what the consequences are and it also explains their need to create enemies that do not exist or have been dead for 42 years, as it is the case of Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco.

The scandal this week with the Carles Puigdemont text messages proves to what extent the main actor in this farce can admit in private that "this is over" and shortly after, as a cog of that Separatist machinery, cannot refrain from keeping the ball rolling. The reality is that the Separatist Industrial Complex is above Puigdemont and other separatist secondary actors. There are too many institutions and organizations that support the Separatist Movement in Catalonia for unprecedented international ridicule to stop it. The problem is too systemic: it fills too many pockets and feeds too many mouths.

This conflict was, in fact, over a while ago; from the moment Europe and the world did not say HELLO! to the Catalan Republic, as their simplistic communication campaigns promised. This has been over for some time now and its continuance is more about denial than anything else. To a certain extent we understand (but do not justify) the reason why: The Separatists have been promised a Republic for too many years and reality will have an enormous impact on their Collective Unconscious.

In that sense, from a psychological (rather than political) point of view, perhaps we should ask ourselves how we can collectively promote conditions for Separatist voters’ acceptance of reality; something that will benefit us all in the long run.

This humble newspaper keeps working to export the Catalan Unionists point of view to the world. We think will be easier for the Separatists to hear the truth from abroad rather than from Spaniards.

From a rational point of view no argument seems more appropriate to convince them than the idea of “setting precedence”. We must calmly explain from that in the world of politics, as in jurisprudence, actions set precedents. And, therefore, no serious country on the planet could accept a Catalan Republic constituted after such a mediatic and soap operatic uproar.

We must make them understand that European leaders cannot declare themselves in favor of this matter so as not to set intercommunity precedents, but quite the contrary. It is obvious and logical that the project of an Independent Catalonia would be exceptionally difficult as for Europe since the EU wants to avoid that any other rich region in the Union will think of doing the same in the future. The Catalan Republic simply does not interest anyone.

On the other hand, human beings are emotional creatures and reason can conquer us only to a certain extent. We believe that in Catalonia there has been too much talk about embracing the independence movement and not enough has been said about embracing the pro-independence supporters. All of Spain must understand that the Catalan independence supporters, on a personal and individual level, are people as good as any others. They have simply been listening to a single and relentless message from the media during the last 20 years; a message of such singularity it would have been capable of converting Mao Tse-Tung from communism to capitalism.

On this point, we call attention to those who encourage prejudice and stereotypes every day- from the media to those in our private lives. There are Andalusians who are cheap and there are Catalans who are hilariously entertaining. Let's all relax a little. As we have said before, this is not a conflict that is solved by "defeating our enemy" because our "enemy" is our neighbor, our roommate, our cousin, or a good old friend. This can only be solved by everyone working together.

We also call for elimination of the labeling of people's because of the ideas they espouse. It is this labeling (I am this, you are that) that has led us here. It is the nationalist ideas that must be made to disappear and not the people who are manipulated by them.

And finally, this is a political problem, but it manifests itself as a bad mood. And a bad mood, as we know, is only fought with good humor. Let us not lose sight of the capacity that humor has to reconnect those who are separated. Let us ask ourselves more often what would Miguel de Cervantes say now while Carles continues to think about what Don Quixote would do now.

That is all well and good, but what about the things that really matter in life, like watching FC Barcelona defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League final?

The illegal referendum celebrated the 1st of October (in which only 37.8% of the total Catalan electorate voted for independence) was the promise of a new golden Republic.

But among all the false golden promises made by Catalan leaders to their fervent followers, one was specially mischievous. And we are not talking about telling people that the European Union would celebrate and embrace them the day after the vote, without hesitation. The false promise we refer to is telling football fans that in case of Independence, FC Barcelona would still be able to play La Liga (the spanish football league) or, worst case scenario, the french league.

In Catalonia, where FC Barcelona has more followers than all religions combined including yoga in its five thousand variations, we have to wonder how telling the truth about such matter would have affected the Separatists vote: Maybe instead of 37.8% of the total Catalan electorate, they would have had even less.

The attached diagram explains what would happen to FC Barcelona and other Catalan football teams in case of Independence, in a format even Separatist leaders can understand.

Tabarnia Today is the first official newspaper of Tabarnia, a popular platform of Tarragona and Barcelona unionist regions that refutes Catalan Separatist logic with their same arguments (and tripled wit). We are a perfect mirror of the Separatist political demands and ask for nothing they haven’t asked for.

It is this newspaper’s belief that as a country Spain has not made the necessary efforts to explain the Unionist point of view to the world. Since it is in the international political arena where separatists are playing what we consider to be a farce, it is our intention to expose them. In Catalonia, the Separatist vs Unionist discussion has become chronic to the point of creating two practically impermeable blocks that feedback from their respective media channels. Our editorial point of view is that Separatism will only begin to understand the impossibility of its project when it is clearly refuted in European and international public opinion.

In the next days/weeks this newspaper intends to publish enough material in English to explain a point of view that we feel has been silenced in Catalonia. We will give you proof of how Catalan Nationalism is not very different from other forms of nationalism: A hate-based populist movement that pictures an outside enemy (Spain) as the root of all their evils. A selfish economic agenda disguised as the identitarian issue of a “Historic Nation with medieval rights" (their words). A propaganda-of-fear message that does not hesitate to awake the ghosts of our still recent civil war to emotionally divide the Catalan society in two.

With the present First Edition of Tabarnia Today, we make available in many languages documents previously leaked in the Spanish press that are key to truly understanding the Catalan conflict and its origins.

“Truth will set us free,” the saying goes. If the politicians responsible for dividing the Catalan society should be deprived of that freedom is up to Spanish justice to decide. And while we do not wish jail to anyone, as Catalan citizens we can’t but strongly demand our wish and right to be governed by politicians who understand their role as bringing people together and not apart; politicians whose highest interest is to create a working society rather than a dysfunctional one that pushes voters in despair and confusion to their sectarian political agenda.

We believe that the dynamics derived from a Separatist agenda that has ruled over Catalonia for the past 25 years are indeed toxic for true civic progress. Toxic because it has become their conscious or unconscious interest to create an unsatisfied society, one in which deficient social services and economic prosperity can be used to blame the Spanish central government and reinforce their push for independence. We can’t help but wonder what a greater Catalonia we could have today if all those efforts, time and resources for independence had been used to create a cohesive society.

Despite all the nationalist propaganda efforts, a majority of voters did not vote for a pro-independence party in the latest Catalan elections. If separatists have majority in Parliament is because the vote in Separatist regions counts for more than 2.28 times the vote of other Unionist regions.

Spain is not a “perfect” country, we'll give you that. But to say that it is not a true democracy; that it lives under the shadow of dictator Franco who died in 1975 (years before many of these separatist youngsters were born); that the Spanish Constitution does not allow a framework of freedom under which we daily share our lives and celebrate our cultural differences: To all these we say enough.

Tabarnia wishes that we all are allowed to live together in Catalonia. But if worse comes to worse, we would also claim our equally democratic right (just as rightful, democratic and equal as the one Separatists claim for themselves) to remain part of Spain. And we would do so under legal constitutional procedures and democratic referendum.

Tabarnia might have been born with a satirical sense of humour, but it is no joke.

We invite you to follow this journalistic effort and decide if you want to spread the point of view of those who want to feel Catalan, Spanish and above all European. If that is not possible, feeling Tabarnian, Spanish and European, will do just fine.

"Remembrance of grievances: Catalonia is a discriminated nation that can not freely develop its cultural and economic potential. Discovery, verification, weighting and dissemination of discriminatory facts, shortcomings, etc, in a clear, forceful and systematic way. Informing of the negative impact that this has for the whole Catalan people and for each of its citizens."

- Programa 2000 / Collective Thinking

This is merely the beginning of the document "PROGRAMA 2000", dated 1990. It was created and shared by the upper echelons of Catalan Government and was personally revised by Jordi Pujol, President of Catalonia from 1980 to 2003.

It laid the grounds for a Catalan nationalist strategy that has, slowly but steadily, taken place in Catalonia for the past 28 years, infiltrating almost every aspect of its daily life. For those truly interested in understanding the Catalan conflict, this is a “must read.” It shows an almost obsessive agenda designed to favour Separatist citizens over Unionists.

Present day Catalan political parties of Artur Mas and Carles Puigdemont are the direct ideological descendants of CDC and UDC, authors of the document. After a lifetime claiming the Spanish Central Government steals from the Catalan society, Jordi Pujol and his sons have recently confessed to a corruption scheme that amounts to 3.300 million euros and lasted more than 30 years.

Somehow the current Catalan conflict with the Spanish Central Government has helped to erase its own problems of corruption from the Catalan “Collective Unconscious.”

Down below this page you will find some excerpts of the Document. Here you can also download the full text, for the first time translated into English from the original Catalan version.

Nationalist sentiment and national liberation must be linked to the social promotion of people and their collective sense of fulfillment.

— Programa 2000 / Collective Thinking

New concept of nation within the European framework: Catalonia (Països Catalans), as an emerging European nation.

— Programa 2000 / Collective Thinking

Goals: To promote the Catalan nationalistic feeling among teachers, parents and students.

— Programa 2000 / Teaching

Promote people of nationalist ideology in the governing bodies of the three main Catalan universities.

— Programa 2000 / Teaching

Empowerment of the Catalan Association of University Professionals, as well as associations of nationalist students.

— Programa 2000 / University & Research

Ensure the correct composition of the state workers examination courts.

— Programa 2000 / University & Research

Introduce Catalan nationalists of high professional profile and technical qualification among the key positions of mass media channels.

— Programa 2000 / Mass Media

Make sure that the public mass media channels dependent on the Generalitat (Catalan Government) continue to be effective transmitters of the Catalan nationalist model.

— Programa 2000 / Mass Media

Goals: Catalanization of sports and leisure activities.

— Programa 2000 / Culture & Leisure

Campaign in favor of tax cuts and other aiding exemptions for nationalistic associations.

— Programa 2000 / Culture & Leisure

Favor trade union strategies that incorporate the linguistic and national dimension of Catalonia into their policy.

— Programa 2000 / Business

Preference when awarding public contests to those companies that have a standardization of the product in Catalan.

— Programa 2000 / Business

Be rigorous awarding honours to companies, company directors and workers.

— Programa 2000 / Business

Make known the existence of Catalonia and the Països Catalans (Catalan Countries Region) throughout the world, especially in Europe. 

— Programa 2000 - International Projection

Influence the administration of justice and public order with nationalistic criteria. 

— Programa 2000 - Public Administration

In-depth review of the access and internal promotion mechanisms of the civil service (Public Function Law and internal operating laws), seeking a greater incentive in the work and flexibility in the operation.

— Programa 2000 - Public Administration

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For outsiders to the Catalan conflict there are two documents that are key for understanding what has happened in Catalonia in recent years. "PROGRAMA 2000" and the one you can download here “ENFOCATS - A roadmap for independence”, which was found in the house of a separatist activist on the 20th of Sept, 2017, days before the 1st of October elections.

Some pages of the document were leaked to the press in poor reading condition and only in the original Catalan language. Given Mr. Puigdemont has decided to keep touting his pleas around Europe, this newspaper has decided to faithfully reproduce this document and translate it into the 24 European Union official languages. We hope this journalistic effort will cast light on how Independentists have tried to orchestrate a coup d’état in the XXI century through a well-planned propaganda campaign. This campaign emphasizes Catalan “Victimization” which is designed to provoke international sympathy and ultimately, independence. Their “Strategy” contemplates a “violent reaction of the state” as well as a “Democratic conflict with broad popular support oriented to the generation of political and economic instability”. Their “Plan” shows that the only “dialogue” the Separatists ever wanted was to impose their vision and political goals on the people of Catalonia at all costs. This Plan was executively lead by former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont (currently free) and other former members of the Catalan Parliament (currently waiting for trial).

“Truth will set us free,” the saying goes. If the politicians responsible for dividing the Catalan society should be deprived of that freedom is up to Spanish justice to decide. And while we do not wish jail to anyone, as Catalan citizens we can’t but strongly demand our wish and right to be governed by politicians who understand their role as bringing people together and not apart; politicians whose highest interest is to create a working society rather than a dysfunctional one that pushes voters in despair and confusion to their sectarian political agenda.

We believe that the dynamics derived from a Separatist agenda that has ruled over Catalonia for the past 25 years are indeed toxic for true civic progress. Toxic because it has become their conscious or unconscious interest to create an unsatisfied society, one in which deficient social services and economic prosperity can be used to blame the Spanish central government and reinforce their push for independence. We can’t help but wonder what a greater Catalonia we could have today if all those efforts, time and resources for independence had been used to create a cohesive society.

Some of the entities and organisations mentioned in these pages are favoured and funded by the Catalan government. In the following days/weeks this newspaper will expose those connections as well.

If you found any text inconsistency in your native language translation, please let us know at: tabarniatoday@gmail.com

ABOUT HOW THE #ENFOCATS DOCUMENT WAS MADE

This document is a close to perfect replica of the original file. Wording, charts, typography, font size and formatting have been carefully reproduced (see picture below).

The document, however, is partial. The original document had more than 41 pages. We believe we have respected the original order of the existing slides given the information we could find. The entire original document is one of many currently kept by Spanish Justice in preparation for trial.

Here we show the precise replication process of the #ENFOCATS document.

¿ REMEMBER WE SAID " TWO KEY DOCUMENTS"?

To know more about the other "key" document to understand the Catalan conflict (also translated into English) go to:

Fictional Tabarnia is now officiallly a Movement. So much so that Tabarnia even has a President. Currently in exile until our constitutional right to live with a good sense of humour is restored in Catalonia, he dedicated some warm, clarifying words to all of its followers:

Botifarra to the Catalonia that the Separatists want to impose on us.

— President Boadella

We can’t but express our wish for an early and safe return of such great statesman in such difficult times.

We make now available the speech subtitled in English for its across-the-galaxy diffusion.

To know more about the official Platform for Tabarnia, please visit www.tabarnia.org

The official portrait of our President, maybe soon hanging in your nearest Tabarnian Public Service building.

In the latest official Catalan elections, out of the total 5.550.000 electorate, 37.1 % of people voted for a Separatist party. 39.8 % voted for a Unionist party. And the rest just didn't care enough about an independent Catalonia to go vote. Here is the true republican flag that separatists are trying to sell to the world. Please, do not buy into it.

If separatists currently hold a majority in Parliament, it is because the vote in separatist regions, counts up to 2.28 times the vote of other unionist regions.

Tabarnia says Hello! to the world with a series of videos that explain our positive pro-european values and desire for togetherness.

Tabarnia does not represent a single political vision and is open to everyone. We believe there are many things that could be much better in Spain, but breaking it apart is not the solution. We believe the true quality of love is to bring things together and point to what we have in common. We believe fear, selfishness and confusion hide in ideals that serve the opposite purpose.

We do not hate Separatists. We just think some ideas they hold on to are wrong and old fashioned. And we intend to explain them, very clearly, and the why. This is not a conflict that can be won by “defeating our enemy”, because our “enemy” is our neighbour, a member of our family or a good old friend. We need to win each other back.

And with all due respect, we are not Slovenia nor Québec. We are Catalan and Spanish and this will be known as the “Tabarnian Route”. We intend to show the world how the country of Don Quijote solves its differences. Hold onto your wit and sense of humour: If they say goodbye, we’ll say hello!

Depending on who you listen to, you might have heard about a majority of Catalonians voting for Separatists or Unionists. The true flag of Catalonia is not that simple to understand. Here is all the data clearly explained. Tabarnians would love to share the same flag with the Separatists, but if they don't want to, we have our own.

Despite all the nationalist propaganda efforts, a majority of voters did not vote for a pro-independence party in the latest Catalan elections. If separatists have majority in Parliament it is because the vote in Separatist regions, counts up to 2.28 times the vote of other unionist regions.

Is a Catalonia without Tabarnia viable? The Tabarnian region of Catalonia that holds a majority of Unionist voters is also the most profitable. Most of its industry, the main Mediterranean sea port, the International Airport with all its travellers and the city of Barcelona fall inside Tabarnia. If the Separatists true reasons for independence are not economic (as they claim), they can prove it allowing Tabarnia to remain part of Spain.

The Tabarnian Social Studies Department shows us what would happen if Tabarnians also decided to impose their views to the rest of Catalonians.